Etymology of the English word peppermint
the English word
peppermintderived from the English word
pepperderived from the Classical Latin word
piper (pepper)
derived from the Greek word
peperi, πέπερι
derived from the Sanskrit word
pippalī (long pepper)
derived from the English word
mintderived from the Germanic root
*mintaderived from the Latin word
menta (mint; any cultivated mint)
derived from the Greek word
minthederived from the Latin word
mentha (mint; any cultivated mint)
derived from the Greek word
minthederived from the Classical Latin word
moneta (money, coinage; die on which coin is struck)
derived from the Latin word
MonetaDerivations in other languages
French
peppermint, Italian
peppermintCognates
Danish
moneter, Dutch
munt, Dutch
pepermunt, English
mint, English
money, French
menthe, French
monnaie, German
Minze, German
Moneten, German
Münze, German
Pfefferminze, Icelandic
mynta, Icelandic
mynt, Icelandic
piparmynta, Italian
menta, Italian
moneta, Latin
menta, Lithuanian
meta, Norwegian
moneter, Provençal
moneda, Russian
мятa, Spanish
moneda, Swedish
mynta, Swedish
mynt, Swedish
pepparmyntaUsage
Word found in Modern English
